![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/man-65-wrongly-jailed-for-30-years-dies-just-months-after-being-released/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/0_SDC_MDG_-CHP_45459JPG.jpg&description=Claude Francis Garrett, 65, spent less than six months in freedom after being released from jail having wrongly been convicted of killing his girlfriend and spending 30 years behind barsClaude Francis Garrett, 65, has died just months after being released from jailA man who was wrongly imprisoned for 30 years has died less than six months after the verdict was overturned and he was released from jail. Claude Francis Garrett, 65, had been convicted for the murder by arson of his girlfriend Lorie Lee Lance in 1993 but was freed in May this year after errors were found in the evidence during the trial in Tennessee. Claude Garrett served 30 years behind bars for a crime he didn't commit before his release from Riverbend Maximum Security Institution. And journalist Liliana Segura said that he has died just five months later on October 30. She tweeted: "There is no easy way to share this news. Claude Garrett died yesterday, less than 6 months after he was exonerated and released from prison. He appears to have died in his sleep. He was just short of his 66th birthday." Mr Garrett had been wrongly jailed for the murder of his girlfriend ( LilianaSegura/Twitter) She continued: "I don't have words yet; it's heartbreaking and deeply unfair. Claude spent 30 years behind bars for a crime he didn't commit. He fought so hard. He was patient, focused, and when the day finally came, careful not to exhale prematurely. Not until he knew the state wouldn't appeal. 'Since then, and over the past 5 months, Claude relished his freedom. He enjoyed every moment with his daughter, Deana, and especially his grandson, who he absolutely adored.' The incorrect verdict against Claude related to a fire that started in the living room of the couple's home in Old Hickory. He told police that he had fallen asleep and woke up to see the blaze, he then woke up his girlfriend and tried to take her to the front door but she headed for the back door. Claude said he called the fire brigade after leaving t){kind=link}
Claude Francis Garrett, 65, spent less than six months in freedom after being released from jail having wrongly been convicted of killing his girlfriend and spending 30 years behind bars
A man who was wrongly imprisoned for 30 years has died less than six months after the verdict was overturned and he was released from jail.
Claude Francis Garrett, 65, had been convicted for the murder by arson of his girlfriend Lorie Lee Lance in 1993 but was freed in May this year after errors were found in the evidence during the trial in Tennessee.
Claude Garrett served 30 years behind bars for a crime he didn’t commit before his release from Riverbend Maximum Security Institution.
And journalist Liliana Segura said that he has died just five months later on October 30.